General and comparative endocrinology : an integrative approach / Alex Schreiber.
| Author/creator | Schreiber, Alex author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
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| Abstract | "Integrative & Comparative Endocrinology takes a holistic approach to endocrinology, introducing students to the diverse facets of this interdisciplinary science ranging from the medical to comparative domains, while also exploring evolutionary, environmental, and conservation specializations within the field"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Biographical note | Alex Schreiber is a comparative endocrinologist at St. Lawrence University where he holds the R. Sheldon '68 and Virginia H. Johnson Professorship in the Sciences. He teaches classes in endocrinology, cell biology, and physiology. His research addresses vertebrate metamorphosis, focusing on the influences of thyroid hormones and glucocorticoid stress hormones on amphibian development. He received a B.A. in biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. After serving in the U.S. Peace Corps in Kenya, he went on to earn an M.S. in biology from Eastern Washington University studying the osmoregulatory physiology of migrating salmon under the tutelage of Dr. Ronald J. White. He then earned a PhD in zoology at the University of Rhode Island studying the endocrinology of flatfish metamorphosis with Dr. Jennifer Specker. He pursued postdoctoral research at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Embryology, studying the molecular biology of amphibian metamorphosis in Dr. Donald Brown's laboratory. His summers are spent in East Africa where he teaches classes in wildlife biology and high altitude physiology. |
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| Issued in other form | Print version: Schreiber, Alex. General and comparative endocrinology First edition. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2023 9781032416861 |
| LCCN | 2023003285 |
| ISBN | 9781003359241 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1003359248 |
| ISBN | 9781000913095 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
| ISBN | 1000913090 (electronic bk. : EPUB) |
| ISBN | 9781000913088 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
| ISBN | 1000913082 (electronic bk. : PDF) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
| Standard identifier# | 10.1201/9781003359241 |
| Stock number | 9781003359241 Taylor & Francis |
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